Thread: Barnes & Noble Shares Down 45% in 12 Months
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Old 12-29-2017, 10:02 AM   #46
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Originally Posted by geekraver View Post
Funny thing is, if B&N offered 20-25% off (without requiring payment for a loyalty program) I'd probably buy way more books there. So the solution could be staring them in the face. Half Price Books seems to have figured this out, as they have added new titles at a discount, and they seem to be thriving. But B&N stores won't even match their *own* online prices. If they fail its largely their own doing, IMO.
Maybe they could adopt the policies of Crown Books, which used to discount every book they sold. Even if it was just 10% on a paperback, it made sense to buy from Crown vs. their competitors.

It's too bad family squabbles shut them down. I wonder how they would have fared otherwise?
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